Konnor

Konnor: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“lover of hounds”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KON-er · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Konnor is a modern spelling variant of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar. The traditional interpretation is commonly given as 'lover of hounds,' though older etymological analysis is more complex.

How popular is Konnor?

202423.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Konnor in 202477

2024 rank#2,000 boys

Peak year2013

Total US babies since 18805,830

Konnor is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

Names like Konnor

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Connerlover of hounds · Irish
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish

Konnor questions

What does the name Konnor mean?

Konnor means "lover of hounds". It comes from Irish. Konnor is a modern spelling variant of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar. The traditional interpretation is commonly given as 'lover of hounds,' though older etymological analysis is more complex.

Is Konnor a boy or girl name?

Konnor is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Konnor?

77 US babies were named Konnor in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.

How do you pronounce Konnor?

Konnor is usually pronounced KON-er.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.